Why do artist choose archival plexiglass* over glass?  Displaying your artwork under glass presents a challenge when it is time to move or ship those pieces.  To avoid this problem, many artists choose to frame their work under archival plexiglass.  By choosing archival plexiglass, you are selecting a high quality, lightweight, shatter resistant material that will not harm your work.   Because archival plexiglass will not shatter during shipment, it  ensures your work will arrive safely.  For artists who travel between shows, archival plexiglass allows them the ability to easily transport their art without the added weight of glass.

One of the most important reasons to choose archival plexiglass is because it will protect your artwork from fading and aging.  Archival plexiglass protects your work from the damaging rays of the sun.  With our UV Resistant archival plexiglass, 98% of the sun’s harmful rays are filtered.  Our Non-Glare UV Resistant archival plexiglass adds the additional feature of an anti-reflective coating for easier viewing.

At Documounts, we offer four crystal clear acrylic options to satisfy your framing needs.  However, only the UV Resistant and Non-Glare UV Resistant options are considered to be archival quality plexiglass.  The archival plexiglass we carry is made by Arcylite Acrylic.  Our archival plexiglass is 1/8” of an inch in thickness.  It can be ordered in any size, but we can only ship acrylic up to 28”x36” in size.  All of our archival plexiglass comes coated with protective paper.  When you are ready to frame your work, simply remove the protective paper to reveal the crystal clear acrylic underneath.

Don’t forget that when you order your archival plexiglass from Documounts, you will receive a 5% discount for orders of 12 or more same sized pieces.  With our easy to use ordering system and quick delivery, you can begin framing your artwork under archival plexiglass in a matter of days.

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* Please note:  While most people refer to acrylic as plexiglass, Plexiglas is actually a brand of acrylic.  At Documounts, we carry Arcylite Acrylic.  We believe that Arcylite Acrylic is the best, most clear acrylic available today.